The Detroit times. [volume], March 29, 1909, FIRST EDITION, Image 8

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The Truth. No Matter
Whom It Helps or Hurts.
ctArv tw* *** * tor y w ‘ a mora * -
luc Story J t t j, c Btor y of a waiter.
R r Os 1 Comical Little This waiter works in a popular
■»- ** wi « n>L down-town case.
WRltCr WhO IS 3 Piker There are other waiters in the
Rj ~—+ 1 place and all of them but this one
II KmO It and Me If You Can 8e« b et on the horses.
§J Who *ha Jake Was On— Find The waiter who is our hero is
/ $ the On« In the Story, Too, a comical fellow to look at.
If Wh. Cm. Out . N1.k.1 He is diminutive in size and
II c * " I curly headed.
I His legs are very short and his
1 b— ls beat a merry tatoo on the floor as he runs from the tables to
ptiw dumb-waiter and from the dumb-waiter back to the tables,
f E •He is somewhat of the handicap under which he
fc "Mora when it comes to keeping up with the longer-legged fellows
Ipavith whom he works, and his eyes are generally a step ahead of
I the tray he carries.
f But he is good-natured and all the guests have their little jokes
i at his expense.
The other waiters joke with him, too, and they call him “The
Piker."
That is because one day a telegram came to one of their num
ber that a horse that was to start in a race at Windsor was being
bet nin the handbooks of another city.
They all filed over to the track across the river that afternoon
; and our hero went along.
He went over to make his first bet on a horse race, but he didn’t
make it.
He found out when he got over there that he couldn't bet unless
'he was willing to risk a dollar.
He wasn't willing.
That is where he got the name of “The Piker.”
The horse lost and “The Piker" was ahead a dollar while his
foompsnioiu were out about all they had.
EV Other telegrams have been received in this case since, but this
“Wraiter has continued to keep his money off.
There is an old saying that "a bird in the hand is worth two
to bush."
W" ' MM-
k The latter end of last week there came a wire tip from a for
track that a horse that would sell at odds of at least 20 to 1
was a sure thing.
“The Piker” was, as usual, invited to go into the pool.
He just smiled and wouldn't.
The horse won.
All the other waiters the next day had plenty of money.
f One of them was standing at his table and jokingly called “The
■ Piker” over where he was.
“Bring me a glass of beer,” said this waiter to our waiter, flash
a
, ing a roll of bills as proof of his privilege to be waited upon.
“The Piker” entered into the spirit of the fun, went to the bar
ind came back with the beer.
The waiter he had served handed “The Piker” a dime.
“You can keep the change, little fellow,” said his fellow waiter,
; “and buy yourself a house and lot.”
And everybody enjoyed the joke.
1 “Well, I’ve got two houses and lots,” said “The Piker,” when
( thc laughter had died down, “but I’ll keep this to apply on the third;
one I am building.”
Then he put the nickel tip in his pocket.
Do you get the moral?
| That you will not fail to get it, wc would add that the waiters
to much money plunged the same day on another “sure thing”
luid the next day they were broke.
I “The Piker” still has his houses.
A HAMBURGER’S LOG
By C. B. QUINCY.
life is great. Read '<oo letters
Kind 2.600 telegrams and wrote replies.
■PjUMed 28 mllfu around 'he upp.'r
■Nleck. Noticed a lurge number of
■Mbpllycoddlet In chnirs. They arc i.i
SUP 1 * way of cny one nee ling sim p
Kfor exercise.
liAfter luncheon mdc 2T»* miles <m
HNcyclc trainer; rowed r»7 in tank and
Hpvt In two hours’ exen-lso with ."»• *
■Ktund dumbbells. Feeling fne. After
jßjndhiner wrote six editorials.
E; Korea t life this: Sea rising a little
jKfcad ship beginning to roll a trill"
MMFllked five miles around ti| per dec
Other of weaklings in « tiaii t’ori
King fine a<r at sea.
Wat' Had very light luncheon. Must
Kfl* ,n R o,, d trim U r «*l> f>!» wit elm
S Hope they won't cite me public re
Hb*ption at. filbrnltar. Ask«d cnp*alo
let the governor knew e\aci tim
|Kif our arrival, in i use he mould wart
HpO get up a little a flair for me.
EHlHrached hag for t' i minutes
K See appears to be Increasing.
18. Retired early.
Taft on Cleveland
gjlr. Taft m noble appreciation of
Hoover Cleveland expresses not only
Bm thoughtful Judgment of th<> nation
■Km the character of that great prex
[peat, but also something of the ipm!
■tea which the nation ha3 already
Bfcaoguised in his latest r.uccesaor. Mr.
mm makes no new revelation of him
■Us when ho indicates so plait i. I r
Bbmiratlon of Cleveland's courageous
Honesty. his singleness of purpose. his
Iphr perception and calm Judgment,
m unselfish devotion to duty While
•ere is no rea.-o;i to support*
■bat his own career has been con**
■Housiv modeled upon Cleveland's. the
■WN has been felt, and in tins ad
Hnble address Mr. Taft seems t »
Stow the Ideals which he Amis Ulus
■pted In the subject of his eulogy
H|Ph>S la most significant at the rn>»
Hpi. when. Mr. Tart takes up the
Kmldenry In conditions which bear
fSrJMn y likenesses to those whim
met —some of them auc< e*<
• hud some without success. h<
BWI foil sympathy with Cleveland's
flMde as a party man. who believed
Ship rolled considerably.
Walked twice around upper deck.
Passenger kindly ■ 7«red ne deck
chair. Would have been impolite t >
refuse. Enjoyed se*x air until time
for luncheon. Decided not to eat any.
aa I mustn’t take on fat.
Ship rolling more.
Went to stateroom to while away
time by writing message to congress.
Remembered this recreation now de
nied me.
r.jf out dinner. Must keep !n good
training.
Siiip rolling terriblx.
Went on deck for walk, but decided
v alking on hard *b < U injurious to
feet.
Sat in a- k chair I.ot of mollyeoH
'll* h and weakling? rt li king in thetr
stateroom*.
So bin* heon.
Ship beginning to pitch.
Sin- a->. up—up I P and than,
iown. HfT’ J
•luat made stateroom. Shull lie L,
bunk t.ntll w» reach C.tb.
in party and in neccsaary concessions
to party means, but would not sacrifice
bis party principles to catch votes
While it is true that Cleveland's firm
stand r< suited In the destruction of
hi.i partv, it saved the honor and the
Institution.*; of the* country, and com
polled the new alignment whlrh has
made possible Mr. raft s own p r osent
attitude. All of this review of Cleve
land's relations with Ms party Is In
terest In?; slid suggestlv< ,,i |,;,r
tlrulnr lute esi In the .tcU?u»wled?nn'm
i’s his Important contribti*ion to a
round and sober understanding or the
constitutional distribution or powers.
Recalling the popular attitude to
ward Cleveland at the clfvje of Ids ad
ministration. tlie acclaim that has
since pome to him is scarcely lodh
noteworthy than the recent recogni
tion of Lincoln. Hath illhai.-ates ho*
little mere temporary popularity
counts for in the long run. and that
It is not the glittering, scir-assertive
finalities that endure or that perform
enduring service for the nutlon.—
Philadelphia Public ]A*dscr.
Editorial Page of The Detroit Times
'Mir mvlt for roiirrwiurN linn a*Mim | ‘il linmenne proportion* nlurr the tori IV delmtr i-mu in raced. Thouniiniln of
letlem are rrcelteil from the people of home protesting agaluat the Faiur tmr* on ueernnltle*. nod thr fai -
ora ikwna la the hill In nprelal lat.'reat Now Item.
LYCEUM.
"Metz’’ is back, right on time to the
day. for it was just one year ago that
he last ((raced the Lyceum stage with
his presence. This time it is Met* Vou
i Freiburg, a gallant young Deutcher.
instead of Met* Muller, of the Alps,
but. outside of a slight change in ha
billnient and the Dutch surname, he
is the same old Metz of bygone days.
His voice is its sweet and mellow, his
manner as full of grace aud his in
imitable German dialect as pleasing to
tne ear as in the more familiar char
acter. and the one in which he prob
ably will be best remembered.
Like •-Met* in the Alps." Al. Wil
son's present vehicle, "When Old New
mrk Was Dutch," is liberally bedeck
ed with Typical Wilson songs aud
melodies. There is always one song
In the Wilson repertoire that stands
out from the others and seems to dom
inate the entire production. This
year it is “Helen," aud It is employed
with »appy erred. Other song hits of
the current offering arc; "Auf Wie
dersehen. Fraulein," "The old Chim
ney Corner." "Whispering Breeze."
and "Around the Campfire." The lust
name is accompanied by a chorus, and
It gives opportunity for the Introduc
tion of a bit of Irish and a wee bit o
Scotch, which provide the spice that
it the proverbial attribute of variety.
•When Old New York Was Dutch."
by Sidney R. Ellis, Is a play with an
historical setting. The scenes are
laid in New York in 16t14, just after
the English had ousted the Dutch from
possession of the territory.- The story
denis with a plot on the part of the
Dutch to assassinate the governor and
regain control, which Metz frustra;«s
and, in doing so, is reunited with the
wife he married in childhood and from
whom he has been separated for years
by design of the girl's guardian. At
tin time ot' the reunion, the girl is
an English lady and Metz Von Frei
burg has a reputation as a bold, bad
ruffian, but. posing as a dear friend of
Metz, he pleads the latter’s cause with
Lady Helen and nt the psychological
moment discloses Ids identity. It all
ends very sweetly.
Mr. Wilson is given good support
by Miss Inna La Pleiro as Lady Hel
en, and the other roles are in good
hnnrii for the most part. A feature
is ih” clever acting of 11111«* Miss Olive
Wright as Kiddo Kip. a privileged
iheracter" around Die governor’s fort
ress. "Metz" remains alt the week
gind will i»e foliov ed. Sunday by
Vaughan Gins* r and his « xcellent com
pany. who will open their spring and
• umu.er engagement with "The House
of a Thousand Candles."
local PLAYHOUSES
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PAiNT AND PROCEEDED TO ME," -SAID H C Bur JUST THEN THE COLORS Klin " TtetA MORAL- "A STITCH
decorate himself therewith. pu JU ~' | 11 WUK;i KUN •• in ttmf goeth before a fau_!-
KIDNAPERS AT WORK
THE WHITNEY.
l itturesque as the big western coun
try which it portrays. and written and
acted with a regard tor the possiblli
iti»-s that is h welcome relief after
some of the melodramatic «arlcatures
of the wild west, "Montana,in the
Whitney theater this week meets
every requirement of the thrill-loving
regulars, but still managed to be real
istic, without being maudlin.
Harry W. Carry, teh author, ought
to receive a vote of thanks for waking
up to fact that plenty of gunpowder
could be burned and plenty of excite
ment produced, without any exhuusim.
effort to deepen the general cussed
ness of what was a pretty jrough
stretch of country. He has given .1
tree, but not impossible, sketch of
some rough times in old Missoula coun
ty, and the villainous hnlf-breed who
fi rnlsh"K all the trouble 's a type too
well known in the real west to be de
nied h«s place in the lomances of
that section. It is a breezy, heart.'
lit of wild west ranch life, with the
sinister figure of Pet ran It, the half
luted. us a constant trouble-maker.
And a fine bit of acting was th»
Pcrrnult of Walter Coyle, tad all
tkiougli. with the cunning of the In
dian. and the impetuosity of hi-*
French forbears. Mr. Coyle’s work
was of the kind which ought to be
seeen oftener in melodrama.
C. Edmund Roberts, ns "Jim Cra
ham.” the chro. was Just as good In
hi- difficult part, and refrained from
those pitiful heroics which are the
usual thing In melodrama. Miss Bes
sie Lee made a fetching little heroine,
and. in fact, every one in the cast
showed rare good judgment and abl!
It.' in his work.
The play is rapid fro meurtain to
c i.i tain. ‘ Jim’ is Mamed for a
cowardly murder by the half-breed,
who then plots to have "Jim” lynched
by some drink-crazed cowboys. There
is a thrilling escape from the log
jail, and the scene shifts to an abon
dnned mine, where the hero and the
heroine barely escapes from a dyna
mite explosion, planned by PerraulL
The show ends with a hand-to-hand
struggle between the hn.f-breed and
the hero, and the little love aaffir.
which has been skillfully interwoven
iu the'action, culminates happily.
GAYETY.
The mon remarkable make-up and
character that has been seen in the
Ha vet y this winter is that of Tommy
O’Dell in tlr* first of the two Mr
|e .rjues put qii by Phil Sheridan’s City
Sports. Featuring a comedy wrhlch Is
n travesty on the croze for wild west
ern plains. hi.« imv raonatlon of an
effc m inate tiamp tending l.nr for his
living ami doing fan< y work for recrer.
tlon is so absurd that it convulses the
audience constantly.
Anne Sennette. who is blonde and
very plump, puts a lot of glngor into
the show. Carrie Wolford is a whist
ler of ability, and lima ! l>orr sings
j with grace and chatm. Georgle Cun
ningham has a singing and darn ing
specialty that took well, while Roxy
Thompson is an old-t'me favorite.
Tim Mealy has an Irish make-up and
j brogue that are not overdone. There
is a male quartet which sing? a< -ce pt
I ably and the choru < '.ins pretty cos
tumes and a variety of good wings
The four Hiltons have a bicycle act
that requires much skill.
A snake dance,, in whi< It four big
reptiles are used, is one of the strik
ing features of the show.
AVENUE.
Better shows have been seen In the
Avenue than the RolMekera, who open
od for a week’s engagement Sunday
afternoon. However, the large audi
ence managed to find much to laugh
' at. and went away pleased.
The bill is made u pof a two-act
| travesty on the operations of a mod
ern brokerage office', and Is entitled:
"B Dunne Ooogc & Cos." Two He
brew* comedians. Nat e.frome and Joe
Mills, unacquainted with the system
of high finance as practiced by the
Dunne Goode Cos. # furnish moat of the
I fun. Prominent parts are also taken
|b> May Leavitt, William J. Patton.
Violet Pearl and Matt Taylor.
The dancing and singing of the
pony ballet, consisting of seven chubby
lililc girls, was a feature of the show.
Wednesday evening there will lie
a wrestling bout between a mat artls 4,
I named W illoughby, who c laims the
j championship of New York state, and
; Floyd Catcher, the Michigan wrestler,
! win will endeavor to stay 16 minutes
1 with the New York wonder. The- usual
amateur performance will he put on
' Friday niguf, following tiie* regular
show.
LAFAYETTE
The new program in the l,afayeU9
tneater. Sunday, was a pronounced
success. There were six high-class
vaudeville acts and eight full turns of
moving picture*. Among the vaude
ville turns, the most prominent wera
Cross and Maze in their clever com
edy character changes; the Three
Morrises in their comedy acrobatic 4
sketch; “Mamie,” the fire-dancer who
made a hit with her graceful and nov
el “Flower Dance.” R. A. Schiech,
equilibrist and gymnast and J. R. Arm
strong, wire performer, are both nr
tlsts of more than usual merit and
cleverness. Daniel Ahern gave* some
amusing imitations of birds, beasts
iand maehinerj*. and eight full reels of
, new moving pictures, filled out the*
new program. The afternoon and
evening programs will be reversed on j
Thursday.
cA Misfit Fable
Two Sides of Woman Suffrage
By LADY COOK By MRS. BARCLAY HAZARD
(Tennessee Claflin.)
It seems to me a pity that Theodore
Roosevelt lost his chance for becon.
Ing illustrious mh the liberator of wo
men. Ho might have gone down In
history wilb Lincoln, the emanlclpa
tor of slaves, If he hud done this. But
he has lost his chauce. There is Mr.
Taft, with his opportunity ahead of
him. I expect a good deul from Mr.
Taft. If women would concentrate
on the determination to make Mr.
Taft yield to them equal rights with
men at the polls they would be work
ing in the right direction.
I want to see the franchise given
to the women of my country before
I give up the battle. I hope to see
It. It is sure to come, but the worn
on must work to get the president's
sympathy and enthusiasm, in th *
cause. I know lie has a great love
and respcei for his wile and the wom
en of his family. Such a man cannot
wish that other men's mothers, wives
and sisters shall be held iu bondage.
With such a mother as the present
king of Kngland had I cannot see why
he does not give the women of his
country the rights of the ballot. Tho
son of such a mother, whose reign was
one of the most gloiious in history,
ought to have had an object lesson
that would have convinced him that
what one woman could do, many oth
ers could, and that, having in sight
the great governing power, clear brain
and executive ability of Ida mother,
he should think of other mothers ami
give them the support of his sym
pathy and influence, which would go
a long way toward inclining parlia
ment grant then, thir tights.
The granting of the ballot to wom
en will not end there, for it will be the
beginning of tho grentest reforms, I
believe, that have ever been seen iu
the history of the world. With her
great love of the home and her In
herent desire to provide all that makes
for the welfare of her children, and
lienee for posterity, uo you not think
that the mothers of the 'and would
look upon the ballot as a sacred trust
and would watch wdth a faithfulness
unknown to man the making of laws
that would affect the welfare of the
family and children?
And the state? The child lalw»r ques
tions. the women wage-earning dis
tricts of this country—all of these,
and dozens of kindred matters which
do not interest the men politicians so
' much as appropriations for public
I buildings, with chances of money
i grabbing, w ill be c arried through suc
cessfully by the woman vote.
While I believe that the vote is
woman's inherent right. I urge It. too,
on the ground of ner benefit to the
state in the capacity of a law maker
and an influencer lit legislation. Her
i power without the ballot iu all civic
and public matters la negative. She
can still remain tho mother, the wife
ami the homekeeper. and do all those
things better for the ballot, tor T.>
soon as woman comes into that right
the attitude of men will »■ hatige. ami
instead of less chivalry and respee*
they will give her ten tinv s more of
it, i believe.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE REFERENDUM
[Women only may vote.J *
I FAVOR GIVING WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE
NAME
ADDRESS
I OPPOSE GIVING WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
NAME
ADDRESS
When yon have recorded your preference on the above ballot cut the
bnllot out and forward It to Referendum Editor, The Detroit Times. No
names will be made public; Just tbe totals.
im mt mm
| Mrs. Ohas. H. Clements, of the I**
; irolt Conservatory of Music, sang
Thursday evening, in the Tabernacle
M. E. church.
+ + +
1,. 1.. Ronwlck. organist of the De
troit Conservatory of Music, has been
engaged to give a recital at the May
festival in Ann Arbor this season.
4- •+• 4-
Miss Elisabeth Moore, soprano, of
the Detroit Conservatory of Music,
v ill give a song recital Tuesday even
ing. March 3b, In the conservatory,
hall.
4-4-4-
ftirector Francis L. York, of the De
troit Conservatory of Music, gave a
\ery Interesting talk on the lives nf
Mosart. Beethoven, Field and Mendels
sohn .at th'* last regular Wednesday
afternoon concert. Mrs. R. A. Clifford,
pianist, and David Duggan, tenor, of
Monday, March 29,
1909
This whole question of the extension
of the suffrage to women Is one for
calm and deliberate statesmanship It
has to be looked at from all sldea in
the clear, cold light of common sense.
Instead of that. Us advocates adopt
rather the tactics of a revlvul meet
ing ami make fervent appeals to senti
ment, on the one side, and what they
call "class feeling" on the other. The
suffragists accuse us of hetug undem
ocratic because we oppose their
views; but whut could be more un-
American. more undemocratic than
this talk of classes? Classes! What
have we to do with classes In the
'United States? Nothlug. Classes ex
ist only in the minds of those who
think they can ad vane* themselves or
th< Ir cause hy t reat*ug an antagonism
which lias no foundation in reality.
Wo women feel that our work in the
world Is all that wv t an do well, and
that to add political burdenc and civic
duties to all our other carea Is an in
justice. Why should the average
hard-working woman be drngged into
partisan polities just because a few
rich ambitious women would And
politics anew diversion? Not all the
suffragists belong to this class. Many
tint* rely believe that black will be
come white when women vote, but
there is no doubt about It thur much
of the present suffrage agitation is
artificial and Is kept alive hy large
campaign contribution s.
The suffragists promise the wage
eaulng women incense of pay if she
has the vote. The ballot cannot
change the law of supply and demand,
and they know it. Fotunateljr, the
working woman knows it. too, and
cannot be beguiled in that way. At a
recent meeting of a working girl*’
club a suffragist told them that if.
they would get tin* ballot the wages
of men and women would he equal.
A clear-headed girl In tin audience
arose and said she did not think that
that would bo the case, but if it were,
it would ho a misfoitune for the wom
en. as they would be crowded out
by the men. It was because women
did work for less than tho men that
they held their own in industry until
they married and left the ranks >f
wage-earners. Now this girl knew
more about social economics than did
th'* speaker, though the latter was a
colb ge woman.
The state does not want the votes
of women, because the state has al
ready enough partisan voters. What
the state needs is the disinterested
work of intelligent citizens — citizen
of whose independ* rce to party tb j
there can he no snndow of a doubt.
Such service to tin* state Is today be
ing given by women all over the coun
try. and these women ding to their
present political status, knowing well
that through the independence it gives
tlßun they ran do their best for family
and state.
In the Beginning.
"These leases are getting fierce,**
t dec Mred the tird cave dweller.
‘ That'-, right." < hinted in the ser
end rave dweilcr. "Our landlord
, won't lei us-keep ichthyosauri, dodo*,
j sabre-toothed tiger-. or pterodactyls.”
the faculty, contributed the musical
tinmlx rs In their usual artistic man
ner.
4* 4* 4*
The Detroit Conservatory of Mttoic
.orchestra composed of fifth members.
, .'lll give a concert Thursday evening,
April If* in th** Central M. E. church,
assisted by Miss Elisabeth Moore, kv
piano. The orchestra will be under
! th#' direction of Herbert A. Milliken.
bead of the violin department of the
I conservatory.
-4- -F -i-
Frank VV. Stephens, pianist of the
I Detroit Conservatory of Music faculty,
gave an exceptionally brilliant and ar
! tlstic recital Thursday afternoon in
the conservatory. Mr. Stephens* pro
gram consisted of works from Be.th
oven. Sehuman. Chopin. Uszt. Glazou
j now and Rubinstein. Mrs. Belle Par
son Ockonden, render, assisted.
The daughter of her mother was do
ing a stunt at the piano.
*My daughter’s music.” said the
proud parent, “cost us a lot of money."
"Indeed.” rejoined the visitor. “Di •
some neighbor sue you?"—Chicago
News.